Squid Pro Quo Last year, on everybody’s favourite food porn show Masterchef Australia, we saw the pleasant George Calombaris dish up a luscious-looking Coconut ‘Calamari’ with Blackberry Sorbet, Blackberry Jelly and Blackberry Coulis. He scraped out the flesh of a young coconut, cut it carefully into rectangles, scored it in a diamond pattern, and folded it into rolls to be served atop stewed fruit with other accoutrements. A beautiful dish expectedly, this was a clever dessert take on fresh pristine calamari, that gorgeous piece of seafood that lights up many…
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8 Ways to Transform Leftover Seafood
I get so awestruck by seafood that I either buy too much of it or cook too much of it. Either ways I always end up with a little bit of leftover fish from time to time. It’s almost like you bake up a nice big piece of your favorite fish and there are a few little bits and pieces that don’t get eaten and they definitely aren’t enough to make another meal and it’s a shame to waste that extra fish and seafood. To avoid food wastage, it doesn’t…
Read MoreNot just Lasagna, but Prawn Lasagna Roll Ups
Savoury, Creamy and Succulent, what is it about Lasagna that always leaves us craving for more? Here is an easy dinner date idea with endless possibilities for variation. In this recipe tender lasagna rolls are filled with a ricotta-spinach-prawn mixture, and baked in a special sauce. Combine these roll ups with a classic salad and some garlic bread on the side and you have got an amazing meal that has date night written all over it. Ok Ok… if you don’t have a date… do make it for the family…
Read MoreCracking the Code: Your Guide to Cooking Fish
Salt to Taste Fish, wherever it comes from, will soothe and satisfy when everything else fails. The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. -Isak Dinesen When I read this the other day, it struck a quick note—of course, when toiling and tearing up have been exhausted, it’s time to look towards the calming waters. And maybe what lies within. Fresh water of the rivers, lakes, and ponds is totally welcome too. After all, fish, wherever it comes from, will soothe, satiate and satisfy when everything…
Read MoreTop 10 Seafood Celluloid Moments
A toast to seafood’s role in the movies. Movies have a universal appeal, as does seafood. And, when the two come together we get some of the most memorable foodie moments in popular culture. Whether seafood makes a friendly appearance as a scrumptious dish on dinner tables in the movies or plays a pivotal role in the movies’ narratives, it makes an emotional connect with us and motivates us to try recreating some of those yummy seafood dishes in our own kitchens. In this post, we’ll look at some such…
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